About the Role:
Apollo Agriculture is seeking a detail-oriented, organized and eager procurement professional to join our Procurement team. As a Procurement Assistant, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Procurement to oversee all aspects of procurement processes and engage with stakeholders, guaranteeing the prompt delivery of goods and services. This is an exciting role for procurement professionals seeking to grow their career within a dynamic and vibrant organization that’s passionately dedicated to the essential mission of making commercial farming accessible to all!
Reporting Lines: This role reports to the Head of Procurement
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Contract Duration: Short-Term
Responsibilities:
Ensure compliance with Apollo’s rules, regulations, policies, and strategies in procurement activities
Collaborate with department personnel and managers to plan procurement activities
Review and evaluate bids and proposals, preparing analyses for contract awards and committee review
Verify the completeness and accuracy of technical specifications in purchase requests (PRF)
Prepare specifications, Terms of Reference, and Statement of Works for RFPs and RFQs, ensuring department approval
Issue RFQs, RFPs, and other tender documents, aligning with Apollo-approved templates
Monitor the procurement cycle, liaising with vendors and resolving post-order issues
Maintain a procurement monitoring tracker, provide purchase order feedback to departments, and ensure document availability for audits
Conduct market research to ensure competitive and quality services
Manage supplier database, oversee inventory, and coordinate distribution of branded materials, including international expansion support
Requirements:
Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement
1 to 2 years of experience
Comfort with common analytical tools e.g. Excel
Negotiation skills
Knowledge of vendor relationship management
High degree of integrity
Familiarity with procurement tools and protocols
We:
Are a collaborative team of smart and ambitious people who are dedicated to serving our customers.
Make magic happen to solve hard problems and always come with solutions when challenges arise.
Are comfortable taking risks that can result in radical scale, and understand that failures are opportunities to learn and improve.
Are considerate listeners and take the time to deeply understand and seek out ideas from the people around us, even when we disagree.
Offer a dynamic environment that fosters talent, collaboration and growth.
Take pride in our work and share the responsibility to see it through from conception to deployment.
Back up our talk with a competitive compensation and benefits package and challenging projects.
Value autonomy, honesty, transparency, and respect.
Are excited to hear from you!
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